initial --- download spm/cat set path make_standalone() update --- spm_update() cat update by download/extract make_standalone() run --- path/to/run_spm12.sh path/to/matlab/_version batch batch_filename test --- echo "matlabbatch{1}.cfg_basicio.file_dir.dir_ops.cfg_cd.dir = {'.'};" > testbatch path/to/run_spm12.sh /opt/matlab/SOME_VERSION batch testbatch